I’ve been busy with custom paint jobs lately; one of them being an adorable dresser a grandmother had passed down to her granddaughter. After discussing several options, we decided to refinish the top and paint the rest black, lightly distressing the edges.
Because I planned to do some distressing, I used a clear sealer in lieu of a primer. That served as a bonding agent and filled the deep grain of the oak providing a smooth surface for the paint.
The wooden side rails were really worn and didn’t offer adequate support for the drawers.
To remedy this, I cut leftover pieces of oak corner round the depth of the existing runners and glued them into place making sure the top edge was flush all the way across. I didn’t get pictures of these but basically I just bumped in the side rails so the drawers had a little more edge to slide on.
To get the distressed rub through look of Pottery Barn furniture, I painted it black then used one of the cool new methods I learned reading Guide to Furniture Finishes.
This is my go to book for choosing the right products for different styles of painting. This ebook costs less than a gallon of paint, can be downloaded immediately and includes great videos which show you how to do different techniques.
and here’s the little black dresser all decked out in her new outfit!
There’s much more in the works. I have several knock-out pieces that will be unveiled soon!
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She is lovely! I find black paints can be tricky, but your finish is flawless. Beautiful job!
I agree, black is tricky ~ but I’m making progress. Just did another black piece today with a different finish and it gives it an entirely different feel.
gorgeous, as always!!
okay, miss “no reply blogger”, you need to change that blogger acct so i can email you a reply!! get on it!
also, about your stripping question, i answered it in my post today!!
keep up the beautiful work, my friend!!
ba ha ha ha ha ha – I did it and it only took like three two seconds! I’ve looked on that page ten times but never knew what I was looking for. All I had to do was click one button and click on embedded ~ cool:) happy now?
Shelly, gorgeous! You always amaze me with your talent and awesome paint finishes!
Thanx Betsy and I have to ditto that comment back to you! Your finishes are always so rich looking and so well done.
I learned a few things just reading this! This little black dresser has a sweet new outfit! I downloaded the ebook, now can you find me some time read it???
Ya see! Now you’re just a little bit more akamai than you were this morning:) Have a great one!
love black furniture!!!!!!!
Apparently a lot of people do. I’m getting a lot of requests for it, so I need to get this down.
My husband and I visited a local thrift store and saw some furniture that he want to redo.
Thanks for the inspiration. Now I know we can do this.
Cool! Glad I could be of help. Have fun with it!!
Hi Shelly! Looooong time! Just stopping by to say hello! Haven’t done that in a while…been on a little break since we had our new little one! Love the dresser! Hope to hear back soon! Have an awesome Saturday!
CONGRATULATIONS KENNESHA!!
I’m so excited for you, both for your baby and to hear the great news about your deal on that store. How cool is that! I can’t even imagine how busy you are right now, but I’m praying for many blessings to come your way!
a hui hou, Shelly
Such a gorgeous transformation, what a pretty piece, and love the Little Black Dresser. You, as always did a great job. Thanks for sharing your creative inspiration at Sunday’s Best Par.tay! PS – featured this on my Facebook page.
Thanx Cathy! I just saw these comments; my computer has been spitting comments into my spam ever since I added this reply feature – hmm! Thanx for featuring me on your Facebook page – how cool!!
Wow! What an amazing transformation!
I hope you’ll link up!
-Melissa
http://www.serendipityandspice.com/2012/02/manic-monday-7.html
Thank you! I will, I did:)
Great piece, Shelly! Thanks for sharing a Potpourri Friday!
No thank YOU for having such a cool party! It’s been a CRAZY week ~ seriously, crazy!! I’m looking forward to sitting down in a few minutes and checking out all the awesome ideas.
I love this piece…she was good before you began and just got better! Love your blog and work and would love if you came over to link this up! Lovely dresser – love the lined drawers! Please stop over to my blog home and link this up to my Inspired Creations party happening NOW! I would love to have you there!
Stacey of Embracing Change
http://staceyembracingchange.blogspot.com
Thanx Stacey! Love the name of your blog ~ I need a class in transforming from A to B+ 🙂
Now that is some serious talent, it looks amazing! You’ve got to love it! This project would be perfect for our new linky party featuring “Transformations” called Repurpose-Remodel-Reveal, I know our readers would love to see it too! (It starts Friday, March 2nd 2012 at 7:00 am MST and reoccures every 1st and 3rd Friday)
Oh Shizzle Design! You never cease to amaze me!!! Excellent job! Thank you for linking up to my Creative Inspirations party – I am so glad you came by! I would love for you to come back this week to link up again!
Stacey of Embracing Change
What kind of black paint did you use on this dresser? The blog just says you painted it black. It looks great by the way.